For the first time Garage48 weekend ends with a tie!

For the third timeGarage48 took place in Minsk, Belarus on 4th to 6th of April. A fun crowd from Belarus, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania came together and pitched 22 ideas; the best 12 were turned into working prototypes. The participants were blessed with a sunny weather and great mood for whole of the weekend. After tough discussions the jury just couldn't choose just one winner, so for the first time in Garage48 history the jury announcedto two winners so check out what the projects were about:
After the final demos a tough discussion (and we really mean it!) dragged on in jury room with no-near ending until for the first time in history of Garage48 the jury voted on a tie! One of the most experienced Garage48 participants-now-turned-mentor Martin Gruner pointed out: "one the teams had one of the best executions in my 12-time Garage48 experience; while the other one had a solid prototype and a compelling business case".

So both AmFree, an app to meet your friends spontaneously and ReCalorie - an automatic calories counter were announced as winners and will have a chance to attend Esonian ITC week and pitch their ideas in Latitude59 confernce. In addition MyMarx - an browser add-on to complete your CRM system - received recognition as the runner-up and FingerFolk app received the Microsoft Special Prize after presenting with a live local folk dance. Here are all the top teams:

WINNER & TECHMINSK SPECIAL PRIZE

AmFree is all about making spontaneous plans and going out with your friends. Selected friends will see you are free to go out with them and vice-versa. Team: Constantine Yurevich (Developer), Alex Yakovlev (Design). Web: http://getamfree.com